Honestly, we
really want the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series. If the Giants win, it will be three rings in five years—overshadowing the Red Sox achievement of three in
ten years. But, if we look at the series with our
heads and not our
hearts, we have to conclude that
San Francisco will prevail in seven games. There are many reasons for this: the vast experience advantage of the Giants; the incredible hot-streak of
Madison Bumgarner; the 'clutchness' of players like
Buster Posey,
Hunter Pence and (perhaps future
Carmine-Hoser)
Pablo Sandoval. All of this will outweigh the Royals' karma, defense and bullpen—
barely. In the grand tradition of non-entities getting World Series MVPs (with some obvious exceptions—like 2013), we pick Giants shortstop
Brandon Crawford. He will augment his manifold defensive skills with an offensive explosion.
